First things first – an apology for being missing in action these last two weeks. I could blame the usual Christmas craziness but as our celebrations are fairly low key that wasn’t the problem. A minor computer glitch was the culprit , hopefully now fixed. I do hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas time , however you celebrate. This dear little…
Meet Hilda – one of the works at the Tasmanian College of the Arts at the Inveresk Campus of the University of Tasmania. This area of our city was once a busy rail yard and industrial centre but after many years of re-invention it is now home to the Queen Victoria Museum, University of Tasmania, Tramway Museum, cafes and a…
Hang on to your hat , boy was it windy as we attempted to explore The Low Head Pilot Station . The Low Head Pilot Station is the oldest in Australia dating from 1806. It is situated at the mouth of the Tamar River. It consists of a delightful collection of cottages in a rather lovely setting. The convict built…
After a week of birthday celebrations with friends and family it was time to stop and literally smell the roses that are in their full glory in my garden. Roses have always been a great love of mine , both for their beauty and perfume and for the history of the heritage roses. The pale pink rose behind me is…
This week is a reminder of how quickly time flies. Tomorrow is my 66th. birthday and I have now been blogging for six years. I started the blog to celebrate my 60th. birthday and quite frankly as a challenge to myself. At the time my computer skills were rather limited, so things started slowly and the original layout was pretty…
